Coding, Printing & Labeling

Traceability for Mangoes in Mexico

This Mexican company, leader in the export of fresh mangoes, has automated the traceability process in its secondary packaging and made it profitable, by integrating the latest generation Squid Ink printing equipment with automatic data collection.

August 25, 2020

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Flexible packaging

E-Comm Mailer’s Luscious Lip Graphics Serve Social Media Set

Subscription makeup company LiveGlam makes a pair of red, glossy lips the signature graphic element on its new bubble mailer to generate consumer excitement and inspire social media sharing.

August 25, 2020

Drinks, nonalcoholic

Schnucks Reboots Own-Brand Portfolio

In ‘the case study of all case studies,’ Schnucks begins the redesign of its entire portfolio of own-brand products with a unique approach for each category that results in an increase in sales from 12% to 18% in just three years.

August 25, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola Delivers A European First with Recycled Paperboard Can Handle

Coca-Cola European Partners introduced CanCollar®, an innovative paperboard packaging solution, for multipack cans in Spain.

August 25, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Malibu Shares Sustainability News

Lynne Millar, Director of Purchasing for Malibu and Kahlua, answers questions on Malibu’s recent sustainability announcements.

August 24, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Multipacking Applicator Maximizes Can Output for On-Trend Mixed Drink Producer

A multipacking applicator helped leading Canadian beverage producer Black Fly to fully automate its packing line and double its canning output, achieving a noteworthy ROI.

August 20, 2020

Operational Excellence

Rebranding for Popular German Knorr Product

Knorr, a German food company owned by Unilever, is renaming one of its products due to controversial connotations associated with the name.

August 18, 2020

Operational Excellence

Packaging Will Help Drive Men’s Skincare Product Market

Premium products with organic and natural ingredients are the latest trend, resulting in the growing popularity of more sustainably sourced packaging materials.

August 18, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

First Pet Food Brand Joins Loop

Maker of ethically-sourced, whole-ingredient pet food Open Farm joins Loop, launching a reusable stainless-steel tin printed with a lot code that provides full transparency to product ingredients.

August 17, 2020

Flexibles

Hydrogen Water Potency Preserved with Aluminum Pouch

Unique gusseted aluminum stand-up pouch format keeps hydrogen atoms inside, preserving the antioxidant, energy-boosting, and anti-inflammation properties of the water.

August 13, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Multipacker Helps Historic Brewery Juggle Multiplying SKUs

There’s a lot more than bock beer in Shiner, Texas. A new automated secondary packaging system allowed Spoetzl Brewery to expand its range of formats, automate variety packs, and ultimately, reach all new cohorts of beer drinkers.

August 12, 2020

Robotics

Robotics Special Report: Vision Enables Tube Picking/Placing at 160/min

A new SCARA robotic cell developed for the collation of cosmetic tubes uses vision software and specially designed end-of-arm tooling.

August 7, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Biodegradable and Compostable Packaging

Despite COVID-19’s unwelcome intrusion into our lives this year, sustainability continues to be a substantial area of opportunity for brands and retailers. Increasingly, consumers around the world are demanding more environmentally-friendly packaging.

August 5, 2020